The family of one of two boys who disappeared on a fishing trip last year plans to drop a lawsuit against the other boy's family and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.+Also: Church leaders demand answers in fatal officer shooting"I hereby consent to the put the iPhone in the hands of the best impartial iPhone extraction experts available, in a proper legal chain of custody, and for the FWC to retain this iPhone and any information retrieved by such experts that may be helpful in determining what happened to my son, and to confidentially share that information with the families of both boys," said Pamela Cohen in a statement.The family of Perry Cohen filed the lawsuit Monday against the family of Austin Stephanos in an attempt to get Austin's recovered iPhone analyzed for clues.Download app: iOS | AndroidAustin Stephanos and Cohen's son, Perry, were declared missing after they were last seen in the Jupiter Inlet.The family issued a statement April 26 announcing their decision."In the interest of cooperation and to help both families learn more details about what happened to our boys, we accept the offer of Blu Stephanos to share the contents of the iPhone with us and the FWC,” the Cohen family said in a statement.“ Therefore we will be withdrawing our lawsuit as soon as FWC receives the written consents it needs from both families to put the iPhone in the hands of the best impartial iPhone extraction experts available, in a proper legal chain of custody.”The Cohen family filed the lawsuit April 25 in an attempt to get Austin's iPhone analyzed for clues.“Our written consent has been sent to the FWC and is reproduced below. We have full faith and confidence in the FWC to provide equal access to the contents of any retrievable information that is relevant to the tragedy, and to maintain confidentiality.”

TEQUESTA, Fla. —

The family of one of two boys who disappeared on a fishing trip last year plans to drop a lawsuit against the other boy's family and the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

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"I hereby consent to the put the iPhone in the hands of the best impartial iPhone extraction experts available, in a proper legal chain of custody, and for the FWC to retain this iPhone and any information retrieved by such experts that may be helpful in determining what happened to my son, and to confidentially share that information with the families of both boys," said Pamela Cohen in a statement.

The family of Perry Cohen filed the lawsuit Monday against the family of Austin Stephanos in an attempt to get Austin's recovered iPhone analyzed for clues.

Austin Stephanos and Cohen's son, Perry, were declared missing after they were last seen in the Jupiter Inlet.

The family issued a statement April 26 announcing their decision.

"In the interest of cooperation and to help both families learn more details about what happened to our boys, we accept the offer of Blu Stephanos to share the contents of the iPhone with us and the FWC,” the Cohen family said in a statement.“ Therefore we will be withdrawing our lawsuit as soon as FWC receives the written consents it needs from both families to put the iPhone in the hands of the best impartial iPhone extraction experts available, in a proper legal chain of custody.”

The Cohen family filed the lawsuit April 25 in an attempt to get Austin's iPhone analyzed for clues.

“Our written consent has been sent to the FWC and is reproduced below. We have full faith and confidence in the FWC to provide equal access to the contents of any retrievable information that is relevant to the tragedy, and to maintain confidentiality.”